Every now and again we tell ourselves lies in order to delay making difficult changes that we know are ultimately in our best interests. We justify, minimize, rationalize and avoid the issue either because we don’t want to face the negative consequences of change (e.g., alimony or less time with our children) or are deriving some benefit or secondary […]

In the coming months the Say Goodbye to Crazy video series will take on a new project. We’ll be devoting each new episode to individual book chapters. To kick things off we’ll, naturally, begin with Chapter One, Normal Divorce Bitterness vs. Crazy Divorce Bitterness. As you can probably guess, Crazy’s version of divorce bitterness is anything but normal. It’s bitterness […]

There are therapists who specialize in treating individuals with characterological disorders who are realistic about the prognosis and, depending on the severity of the case and commitment to change, can help an individual with these problems, such as Borderline Personality Disorder, develop better impulse control, reality testing and how to consider other’s feelings and needs […]